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"Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys and the opening track from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, and Mike Love, it is distinguished for its sophisticated Wall of Sound-style arrangement and refined vocal performances, and is regarded among the band's finest songs.
"God Only Knows" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, it is a baroque-style love song distinguished for its harmonic innovation and complexity, unusual instrumentation, and subversion of typical popular music conventions, both lyrically and musically.
Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on May 16, 1966, by Capitol Records.It was initially met with a lukewarm critical response in the United States, although it peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.
In his description, the protagonist is "thoroughly heartbroken and disillusioned" and "longs for a return to the youthful innocence, not the complexity of childhood – 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' in reverse." [14] Granata offered that the "ruminating tune" represented "the antithesis" of most Beach Boys hits. [15]
The Beach Boys. Al Jardine – backing vocals; Bruce Johnston – backing vocals; Mike Love – lead vocal (verses and chorus), backing vocals; Brian Wilson – lead vocal (chorus), backing vocals, Hammond B-3 organ, overdubbed bass guitar and Danelectro bass; Carl Wilson – backing vocals, lead guitar, overdubbed twelve-string lead guitar ...
Anthony D. Asher (born May 2, 1939) is an American songwriter and advertising copywriter who is best known for his collaborations with Brian Wilson (of the Beach Boys) and Roger Nichols in the 1960s. Asher co-wrote eight songs on the Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds, including the singles "God Only Knows", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", and "Caroline ...
Brian Wilson in 1966 "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" was written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher for the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album in early 1966. [1] Although Wilson claimed that Asher only provided the words to his music, Asher credited himself with contributing musical ideas to at least three songs on the album, including this one.
Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson: Eliane Elias: 1997 "Our Sweet Love/Friends" Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson: Cass Elliot: 1972 "Disney Girls" Cass Elliot: Evan and Jaron: 2001 "I Get Around" An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson: Betty Everett: 1975 "God Only Knows" Happy Endings: Jad Fair: 2000 "Do Ya ...